Ways to Join

The Mission of the Parent Teacher Association

PTA is

• A powerful voice for all children,
• A relevant resource for families and communities, and
• A strong advocate for the education and well-being of every child.

Ways for You to Get Involved

Join your local unit. Join the PTA near you. It may be a PTA affiliated with a particular school, or community PTA, that covers several schools. Use the look-up feature (look to the right on this screen) to find your local  PTA, then contact the school or PTA president, and join. For more information, contact your State PTA.

Join National PTA. If you are concerned with advocacy, or want more materials than a local PTA membership provides, consider joining the national PTA unit. You’ll get a print version of the official PTA magazine, as well as all the same great benefits of local membership. Join as a national member now. 

Start a Unit. If you are a parent, school employee, or concerned citizen in a school without a PTA, starting a new unit is easy to do. Whether there is no parent group activity at your school now, or your existing parent group wants to realize all the benefits of PTA membership, please contact National PTA at (800) 307-4PTA (4782) or Join PTA.